Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-27
DANGER on TIE DOCKS.
GOTHANi'S POLICE KFSEiiNhs
Held IN READINESS.

pAny-SeverAI Transatlantic steamer
| Delayed by the Trouble - 81 ne ga
Dominion Compsny's Receipts nc
ported A most wiped Out.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2G.-The situation Of
the coalhaudlers strike in Jersey Clty
aud its outskirts IS changed to-day only
by the coal shippers extending their ope-
rations and trengtheulng their de.enses'
The battlefield has oeen transferred TO
New York and Brooklyn. The Longshore-
men are considering the question OF nav
Ing a general strike along the docks and
uiers OF The city. An order was issued
Yesterday TO all coal shovellers to reiuse
to handle scab coal. The result was tina
today no coal was being landed in this
city by union men. The stoppage VIII
affect all me steamship lines VINO are de-
pendent on them tor ordinary supples.
THE UNION.
The union OF the c0ai dealers has rs
members all men who unload canal boats
or barges OF coal. be longsa0remer
handle coal tor the steamship lines the
same as regular merchandise. The Two
unions are affiliated. The Iongshoremen
will not handle coal for any steamship
line taking freight from the old DOMINION
Line. Three ships OF the lleOn Line are
Tied up because the company accepted
Old Dominion Line freight. 1rOubIe Is
expected at the Cunard pier. Tue CANA
arrived this morning. The men were 70
begin unloading her at ! O'CLOCK. Inc
men were ordered not To begin work be-
cause Old Dominion freight was received.
The Anchor Line is in the same fix. Both
unions are hopeful Of success. The long
shoremen have encouraging reports from
Newport News, West Point and Norfolk.
They state that the Old Dom nion Com
pany mas much difficulty there in hand
ing freight.
RECEIPTS TERRIBLY REDUCED.
1t is said by the men that the company
has had its receipts reduced 10 one
twentieth part of what 1t was formerly
by the strike. Pickets from the union are
watching at Tompkiusvllle, Staten
Island, where the Old Dominion Com
pany has been using the American Dock
Company's sheds tor storage purposes.
As soon as a lighter arrives there pickets
call out the men, and the lighter has to
Tie up until nOn-unlOn men can be sent
rom TINS city. The officials OF the Old
Dominion Line say they nave all the men
they need. over 100 men were unloading
the steamer Aigiers to-day. Superinten-
dent of Police Murray issued an order to-
day ordering all the reserves out. He
considers the situation az threatening
and says he Will not be caught mapping.
By this order 1900 men can be cOpcen-
trated atany point in the olty at an hour d
notice.
In Brooklyn no trouble has yet oc.
Cured.
AT Lambert's stores police protection
was demanded. The men declared that
they would refuse to handle the Anchor
Line lreignt, rs 1t came from the Old Do
miuion Line. The police reserves were all
called out.
The men at the Mediterranean stores
quit work this morning. They were load
| Ing the Italian steamer independents, and
| found some freight from the Old Domin-
Ion Line.
The men at work on the steamer Pow
haitian also quit WORK.
INDoKsED Ply THE KNIGHTS.
The Executive Committee of District
| No. 40, knights OF Labor, at n meeting
/ today decided to advise all the men EN-
/ ployed in any way on the steamships or
| about them in the slowing or placing OF
i their cargoes, or cartlng, or Transferring
! or supplying coal, 10 stop work for three
days. AS many as can are requested to
! be present at meeting IN Cooper | ul0u
/ tomorrow night. which mas been gotten
J UP " buG ltdOCtS Vi iut h'ActIINt rs.
! sembiy to protest against the coal mana
/ GERS. VINO they say are all banded
/ together 20 raise the price OF coal to con
/ sumers. AS soon as the executive COM
| mite = act!ou became known meetings
were held by tn local assemblies IN
| which are the bR! sewers, coal handlers
! grain handlers. caulkerS, uusmithS, snip
| carpenters, pump rigger>, tug boat deck
! hands and engineers, lOngshoremen aud
] 4 - "a Il
! act upon the advice OF District Assembly
/ No. 40.
$4,000 MEN IN THE DISTRICT.
! The StatIstlclan OF District ASS mblv
| No. 40 says that there are upwards ol
| %, 900 men in all OF these local assem blles
| but they are not all employed ON the
! North liver front. His computation il
that 1000 men will stop work. Prob.
ably 500 or 1000 men will BE-
permitted 10 look after property on the
river front and do such work se
| is absolutely necessary. The Districl
Assembly asked that all of the l. 900 mer
| should remain al their homes until eve.
ming. when RS many as feel DISPOSED
might attend the meeting IN Cooper
| Union. Tie statlstician added that the
| request OF the executive committee Mould
be rigidly obeyed. The men had been
counseled and would surely refrain from
the use OF violence.
A number OF labCrers residing at Tot
teuvile, staten Island, mere today en-
Gagged to work at tue Perth Amb0y docks
a. s. per day. The coal strike is having
e. serious effect on Staten Island. a mum
! Der OF dealers nave run short OF supplies
aud Others are rapidly giving out an(
will sell only haf tou at time suC
then only 10 regular customers.
POLES ASSAULTED
JERSEY CITY, \. j., Jan. 26.-A party
OF Poles from N,lkesbNIIe. Pa. while or
their wav TO Hoboken TINS morning Il
take the Bremen steamship Trave were
assaulted by gang OF coal strikers a
the corner of Grove and Eilntaentf
streets Three OF the party were severely
injured, and one of tee men W as SO hadly
nurt tnAt ne may not recover. They wer,
evidently taken By the strikers Tor senbs
as the assault Was unproyoked. The
wounded were taken to the Hob0ken pc
lice headquarters, where their wound.
were dressed. one OF the Poles had on,
Of his eyes gouged out and his sAuu j,
thought to be fractured. He vas taket
to the Jersey city Hospital lac Poles
consisting OF six or eight men. arrived a
midnight on the Pennsylvania road.
ANOTHER CONTINGENT IDLE.
About o'clock this afternoon 40 long
shoremeu employed on the Red star and